Ushuaia weather in July

In July, Ushuaia sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 7.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 hours at the start of July to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ushuaia's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ushuaia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
9:55 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
0.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ushuaia is capital of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina.

Density
2,471/km²
people per km²
Founded
1884

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 0°C through the month.

A typical July day in Ushuaia reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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How July really feels in Ushuaia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ushuaia weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 10022.4116.41.9
Feb11° / 7617.61.314.72.0
Mar / 7916.8312.61.5
Apr / 6615.26.910.30.5
May / -2°5712.58.78.20.0
Jun / -4°5012.1127.10.0
Jul / -5°4912.212.47.50.0
Aug / -4°501212.39.30.0
Sep / -3°4812.510.711.50.0
Oct / -1°5614.78.313.80.5
Nov / 7618.75.615.91.3
Dec10° / 9921.82.916.91.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Ushuaia gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Humidity in July

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Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 7 hours at the start of July to 8 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 10:06 AM to 9:33 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.010:065:07
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47.110:055:09
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278.09:395:39
288.19:385:41
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 0.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 0.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Ushuaia?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ushuaia.

What to pack for Ushuaia in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Ushuaia sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Ushuaia in July

The nearest coast averages about 6°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 64 km away) is warmest in February at about 9°C and coldest in August near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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UV index in Ushuaia in July

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Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ushuaia peaks around January 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highModerateLowModerateHighJan 14UV 9Jun 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb7High
Mar3Moderate
Apr2Low
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Jun0Low
Jul1Low
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Sep2Moderate
Oct4Moderate
Nov6High
Dec8Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Ushuaia?

Ushuaia sits at 54.8°S, 68.3°W, 6 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Río Grande, 120 km away.

Punta ArenasRío GallegosPuerto NatalesEl CalafateEl ChaltenStanleyPuerto Deseado

Topography around Ushuaia

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ushuaia.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ushuaia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,443 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,279 m.

The land around Ushuaia is covered by trees (38%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (34%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%), trees (30%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
422 m
16 km
1,443 m
80 km
2,279 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
July weather nearby: Río Grande 120 km · Punta Arenas 250 km · Río Gallegos 360 km · Puerto Natales 441 km · El Calafate 564 km · El Chalten 684 km · Stanley 776 km · Puerto Deseado 803 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ushuaia (-54.8108°, -68.3159°, elevation 6 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).